Beat the Teacher is a British children's game show that aired on BBC1 from 24 September 1984 to 27 October 1988.

Correct answers won the contestant moves on a giant Noughts and Crosses board made from rotating cubes.

A special "joker card" could be played once in each game by either contestant, reversing each square on the board so that all crosses became noughts and vice versa.

The board was cleared, and the winning contestant had to try to fill all nine squares up by answering nine questions correctly within 60 seconds.

A "Beat the Teacher" Failure Mug was the consolation prize awarded to a majority of the show's unsuccessful contestants.